| Oliver Kjærgaard | |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kokkedal, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Horsens |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lyngby |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Tromsø |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Nest-Sotra (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Helsingør |
| Caps4: | 72 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | HamKam |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Horsens |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 17:17, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver Kjærgaard (born 11 July 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens.
Kjærgaard got his debut at the age of 17, on 8 December 2015 against AB in the Danish Cup, that Lyngby won 3-0. He came on the pitch in the 61nd minute, where he replaced Oke Akpoveta. He did also play 2 games for the club in that season, in the Danish 1st Division.
On 24 September 2016 Lyngby BK confirmed, that they had extended Kjærgaard's until 2019.[1] But he continued playing for their U19 squad. He played his first match in the Danish Superliga on 31 March 2017 against FC Nordsjælland.[2]
Due to the economic situation of Lyngby in 2018, he terminated his contract on 9 February 2018.[3]
After leaving the club, he went on a trial at Tromsø IL.[4] He signed officially for the club on 22 February 2018.[5] He played his first game for the club in a 4-1 victory on 28 April 2018 against Sandefjord, where he entered the pitch in the 76th minute.[6]
After playing only two games for Tromsø, Kjærgaard was loaned out to Nest-Sotra on 2 August 2018. He idea was, that he should act as a replacement for Johnny Furdals.[7] The deal was for the rest of the year.[7]
The deal was terminated on 2 January 2020.[8]
Kjærgaard returned to Denmark and trained with FC Helsingør in about a month. On 5 March 2020 the club confirmed, that Kjærgaard had signed a contract until the end of the season.[9] Kjærgaard left Helsingør in February 2023 after a total of 84 games, 11 goals and 6 assist.
On 7 February 2023 it was confirmed, that Kjærgaard had returned to Norway, signing a deal until the end of 2025 with Eliteserien club HamKam, which had Danish Jakob Michelsen as head coach.[10]
On August 5, 2024 it was confirmed that Kjærgaard returned to Denmark when he joined Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens on a contract until June 2026.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyngby | 2015–16 | Bet25 Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Tromsø | 2018 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Nest-Sotra (loan) | 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Helsingør | 2020–21 | NordicBet Liga | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | |
| 2021-22 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022-23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 72 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 11 | |||
| HamKam | 2023 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 130 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 148 | 20 | |||